To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce.
To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative.
To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies.
To begin; to start.
One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it.
A new member of an organization.
One who has been through a ceremony of initiation.
To avert or deflect something.
To rotate the body or head so as not to face someone or something.
To refuse to admit someone.
To bend or turn from a fixed course.